His name is Strawberry. Not only because he looks like one, but because we ate Chinese food earlier the day we bought him and the fortune cookie told us how to say strawberry, in Chinese. (It sounds a bit like "tsao-meh"... here's a link to explain better!) I really wanted to name him "Tsao-meh", but Gia was against it since Betta's are Thai, but the Thai word for Strawberry is Strawberry, so I still call him Tsao-meh, but Gia is going with Strawberry. Got that?

Now for his last name. Fields. Yes, he's... Strawberry Fields! And while he may or may-not be a Beatles fan, he has been subjected to the movie Across the Universe a bunch recently. (I love the soundtrack, but sadly only own the DVD.)

Strawberry Fields is a big hit with everyone here, but Mr. Pilate has really embraced our new fishy friend. He loves watching him swim about.

If you look carefully (to the left of the cupcakes) you might notice an Easter Basket with some grass and eggs in it. I intended to get a nice picture of "El Gato Negro" inside the basket as part of the series of photographs I am working on for a calendar, who's purpose is yet to be determined. (I am thinking about donating it to the Humane Society, or Friends of Cats, when finished.)

Unfortunately, the Señor didn't much feel like posing come shoot day. He sat for about half-a-frame before deciding he had better things to do. C'est la vie. Since there's no pressure to have it done immediately, we'll just try again some other day....

Before...

After.

Love,

Jordan

Oh, and because it's seemed like a waste to swap backgrounds and not shoot anything, I grabbed a shot of the Mako necklace I just picked up from Sea World.

Ox Ox!

- Jordan